10-10-288-0

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AT&T has more than one "dial-around". Most of them are regional (10-10-288 is national), and some work differently from different places. Two that work from my area (New York) are 10-16-111 and 10-16-746. Both of these work exactly the same as 10-10-288, meaning that when I add a zero, I get the AT&T long distance automated operator. When I use any of these "dial-arounds" to call an ANAC, I find that I always get routed through the New York City call center (NPA 212). Only once did I get routed to npa904, using 10-16-746. I can only assume that 212 was busy, and I would have been routed through 904 regardless of which 101-xxxx number I had dialed. I'm sure that there are others that can be used from my area, but I haven't gotten around to scanning 101-xxxx-0. I will soon, though. Thanks to Lucky225 for the 10-16-746. (he lives in Cali so that one may be nationwide, try it.)

Also, I've found that you may not be routed to the closest call center. I have a friend from Boston who gets npa703 (virginia) when using 10-10-288, and npa212 when using one of those 10-16's (I forgot which one). I'm closer to Virginia than he is, but I never get that 703 on any of AT&T's 10-1-xxxx numbers.

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It kind of sucks to be in canada, that way. I can't use the 10-10-xxx dial arounds from here. The only real way to do that is to use a calling card, I have noticed that UCO calling cards will me (in Canada) jump onto the 10-10-xxx dial arounds. Not that its really neccessary, anyways in the westren Telus zone. Telus sucks so much, the local CO cant even pass ANI to a long-distance carrier. Poor telus. Direct dialing a long distance number causes an ANI-F.